Teaching is a passionate field, and my hopes as a teacher are to inspire, model, facilitate, and open doors for my students they didn't even know were there. One of my mail goals is to show my students that I'm devoted to being a good teacher and I want to be there each day, guiding them. I hope to build a positive relationship with each and every student so that they know I care about their progress which will motivate them to try hard and be successful in my class.
My teaching philosophy includes two aspects, goals for me, and goals for my students and classroom. Some of my personal goals as a teacher are to ask more questions than I give answers, and to engage the students with the content of the lesson. By asking more questions I hope to dig into their curiosities and have them formulate their own answers based on prior knowledge. I hope to engage the students by connecting the subject matter to their lives so they can draw connections with themselves and the material they are responsible to learn. I also want to have patience. An impatient teacher creates an uptight environment where students may be afraid to answer a question in fear it will be wrong. I think all of these things are especially important to me and would fill my final desire to have my students enjoy the subject that I teach them.
As a teacher I find it important that students develop confidence in themselves. I hope to do this by modeling and coaching them along the way, but an important step in my teaching philosophy is to eventually step back. In doing so, I hope my teaching has been enough for the students to perform on their own. This is especially important if I plan on teaching an AP Biology class because eventually the students will have to pass the AP test without my help. I hope my teaching will create an "I can do it!" spirit and attitude towards any major science tests, and in life. I also believe students need to become critical thinkers, such an important aspect in the science field. I want students not just to look at a question and answer it, I want them to wonder why? and what if I did this differently? or how would A affect B? By becoming a critical thinker they will develop an inquiring mind where every problem is an interesting investigation waiting to be solved and scientifically proven. It's important students are able to communicate their thinking and solutions to problems clearly and correctly because I feel the process is just as important as the outcome. Students should create hypotheses that they can properly investigate using the scientific method to do so. Also, I'm eager to develop an understanding of how what they do in my class applies to the real world. I remember often thinking in school "when will I ever need to do this again?", which demotivates students to learn. I want to radiate that knowledge is power and by learning about science they are learning for the rest of their lives, not just for a certain test in the near future.
This will all hopefully further student's understanding of science and change their lives forever. Maybe they will decide to become brain surgeons one day, or maybe even a rocket scientist.
The following is my ibrainstorm project. I drew it as a sun and flowers because I hope that my goals as a teacher will radiate out and promote the growth and development of my students in the following ways:
My teaching philosophy includes two aspects, goals for me, and goals for my students and classroom. Some of my personal goals as a teacher are to ask more questions than I give answers, and to engage the students with the content of the lesson. By asking more questions I hope to dig into their curiosities and have them formulate their own answers based on prior knowledge. I hope to engage the students by connecting the subject matter to their lives so they can draw connections with themselves and the material they are responsible to learn. I also want to have patience. An impatient teacher creates an uptight environment where students may be afraid to answer a question in fear it will be wrong. I think all of these things are especially important to me and would fill my final desire to have my students enjoy the subject that I teach them.
As a teacher I find it important that students develop confidence in themselves. I hope to do this by modeling and coaching them along the way, but an important step in my teaching philosophy is to eventually step back. In doing so, I hope my teaching has been enough for the students to perform on their own. This is especially important if I plan on teaching an AP Biology class because eventually the students will have to pass the AP test without my help. I hope my teaching will create an "I can do it!" spirit and attitude towards any major science tests, and in life. I also believe students need to become critical thinkers, such an important aspect in the science field. I want students not just to look at a question and answer it, I want them to wonder why? and what if I did this differently? or how would A affect B? By becoming a critical thinker they will develop an inquiring mind where every problem is an interesting investigation waiting to be solved and scientifically proven. It's important students are able to communicate their thinking and solutions to problems clearly and correctly because I feel the process is just as important as the outcome. Students should create hypotheses that they can properly investigate using the scientific method to do so. Also, I'm eager to develop an understanding of how what they do in my class applies to the real world. I remember often thinking in school "when will I ever need to do this again?", which demotivates students to learn. I want to radiate that knowledge is power and by learning about science they are learning for the rest of their lives, not just for a certain test in the near future.
This will all hopefully further student's understanding of science and change their lives forever. Maybe they will decide to become brain surgeons one day, or maybe even a rocket scientist.
The following is my ibrainstorm project. I drew it as a sun and flowers because I hope that my goals as a teacher will radiate out and promote the growth and development of my students in the following ways: